Be a girl, be a woman. Don't sit on the stairs.

Episode 9: Do not sit on the stairs...The philosopher stumbled or tricked to stop the accident? 🪜 flinch the whole house! If anyone accidentally soaked on the stairs

The belief of "Do not sit across the stairs" is one of the iron rules that has been in Thailand for a long time, and there is not only one reason. Each house is so threatening that we do not dare to sit at all.

🔍 Includes Ancient Beliefs vs Fact Check Science Edition:

1️⃣ "will make it difficult to give birth to children" (Kusloby for mother and child) 🤰

Belief: Which woman sits across the stairs when she has a baby will be as difficult as anything.

Fact Check: The stairs are the most vulnerable to slipping in the house. In the old days, when a pregnant person fell, the stairs were fatal to both mother and child. The use of "difficult childbirth" to threaten, so women are careful not to sit at the risk of being hit and fall.

2️⃣ "Fortune will stumble, make no living." 💰

Belief: The ladder is the flow of money. Going to sit in the crossroads is to block fortune from entering the house.

Fact Check: The stairs are the "main thoroughfare." Sitting in the way makes it uncomfortable for others in the house to work, and we waste our time sitting in the wrong place instead of going to work or rest in the way. It teaches us to be organized and not in the eyes of others.

3️⃣ "Blaspheming the ghost of the ladder, it will get sick" (Kuselo about the sermon) 👻

Belief: Every staircase has a healing angel or ghost. Sitting over or sitting across is considered disrespectful.

Fact Check: The old wooden house staircase has a high price and needs care. It teaches us to respect things through sacred things. It helps us to use the staircase carefully. It does not bump or damage. It is also a practice of etiquette in the use of collective space.

4️⃣ "At risk of being hit by the wind" (Kuslo, health) 🌬️

Belief: The stairs are the passage of bad things at night. Sitting in the crossroads will hit things.

Fact Check: The staircase (especially the patio) is a windy spot. Sitting there for a long time while the body is resting can cause unadaptability and discomfort, including the risk of being bitten by insects or poisonous animals in the dark.

✨ Summary:

Ancient people were not afraid of money or children, but they were afraid that we were "falling down the stairs" and wanted to teach us to be "conscious and courteous" in sharing a home with others.

For what reason has anyone been threatened about sitting down the stairs? "Hard birth" or "lost money"? Comment share. 👇

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